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Rated Clarithromycin for Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Report

I also experienced bitterness in my mouth all the time after taking Clarithromycin. My doctor prescribed me for 14 days dose. I just started for three days and already feel like giving up. The bitterness in the mouth is really unbearable and my cough did not improve significantly.

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0.5 Stars

Posted 35 months ago (8/29/2012)0

Rated Clarithromycin for Bronchitis- acute Report

MY COUGHING HAS GOTTEN MUCH BETTER HOWEVER MY RX INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO TAKE 2 500MG TABS ONCE A DAY FOR 10 DAYS...MY SIDE EFFECTS ARE CONSTANT HORRIBLE TASTE IN MY MOUTH (BITTERNESS ALL THE TIME) AND ALSO DRYNESS AS WELL AS STOMACH ISSUES. I AM ON MY 6TH DAY AND REALLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT ANYMORE BUT AFTER READING THE RECCOMMENDED DOSAGES I MAY HANG ON FOR 1 MORE DAY AND I AM DITCHING THE REMAINING 3 DOSAGES. I REQUESTED Z PAC BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE FOR MY CONDITION...NEXT TIME I WILL REQUEST ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS RX.

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0.5 Stars

Posted 35 months ago (8/19/2012)0

Rated Clarithromycin for Bronchitis- acute Report

This drug is absolutely terrible. Bad taste 8 hours and more later. Heartbeat problems. PAIN everywhere. I actually feel worse taking this medication than just being sick without medication. A Z-pak works 100 times better with no side effects and a shorter schedule. I am discontinuing use only 4 pills into treatment. Off to find a doctor that will prescribe medication that doesn't make you feel like you are going to die.

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0.5 Stars

Posted 35 months ago (8/16/2012)0

Rated Clarithromycin for Sinusitis Report

metallic taste just awful, dizziness, rapid heart rate, felt like I was going to die, called MD who had me discontinue and use Z-pack instead which worked beautifully

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0.5 Stars

Posted 37 months ago (7/6/2012)0

Rated Clarithromycin for Skin and Structure Infection Report

Took for minor gum infection. I had horrible side affects after one dose - metallic taste, dizziness, could not think clearly, rapid heart rate, headache, anxiety, extreme fatigue, horrible dreams, agitated, strange clogged feeling in ears and glands. Called dentist and refused to continue clarithromycin

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3 Stars

Posted 45 months ago (10/17/2011)3

Rated Clarithromycin for Bronchitis- acute Report

I have been taking this drug every month for at least 2 years and right now I am having trouble having a good cough and I am feeling a elevated heat coming on and my breathing is ok but these coughs bother me

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5 Stars

Posted 72 months ago (7/20/2009)5

Rated Clarithromycin for Pneumonia Report

The only side effect i had whilst taking this medication was nausea, this was helped very much by taking with food.

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